paralipsis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
/ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.sɪs/
(UK)
Definition of paralipsis
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.
“These negatives are a paraleipsis: what cannot be done to the soul can be done to the body.”
“Oxenberg tells us twice that she does not talk about the sister who died. She fools no one with this paralipsis […].”
“What's left to consider? I am loath to bring up Trump's paralipsis.”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I pass over”), from παρά (pará, “by, near”) + λείπω (leípō, “I leave”).
Words you can make from paralipsis
174 playable · top: APPALS (10 pts)
Best play appals 10 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
50 words- APPAL 9 pts
- PALPI 9 pts
- PALPS 9 pts
- PAPAL 9 pts
- PAPAS 9 pts
- PIPAL 9 pts
- PIPAS 9 pts
- APSIS 7 pts
- ASPIS 7 pts
- LAPIS 7 pts
- LARPS 7 pts
- LIPAS 7 pts
- LISPS 7 pts
- PAILS 7 pts
- PAIRS 7 pts
- PAISA 7 pts
- PALIS 7 pts
- PALSA 7 pts
- PARAS 7 pts
- PARIS 7 pts
- PILAR 7 pts
- PILIS 7 pts
- PRISS 7 pts
- RASPS 7 pts
- SALPA 7 pts
- SALPS 7 pts
- SLAPS 7 pts
- SLIPS 7 pts
- SPAIL 7 pts
- SPARS 7 pts
- AALII 5 pts
- ALIAS 5 pts
- ARIAS 5 pts
- ARILS 5 pts
- ARSIS 5 pts
- ASSAI 5 pts
- LAARI 5 pts
- LAIRS 5 pts
- LARIS 5 pts
- LASSI 5 pts
- LIARS 5 pts
- LIRAS 5 pts
- RAIAS 5 pts
- RAILS 5 pts
- RIALS 5 pts
- SAILS 5 pts
- SALSA 5 pts
- SARIS 5 pts
- SIALS 5 pts
- SISAL 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- APPS 8 pts
- PALP 8 pts
- PAPA 8 pts
- PAPS 8 pts
- PIPA 8 pts
- PIPS 8 pts
- ALPS 6 pts
- ASPS 6 pts
- LAPS 6 pts
- LARP 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PAIR 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PALS 6 pts
- PARA 6 pts
- PARS 6 pts
- PASS 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAS 6 pts
- PILI 6 pts
- PISS 6 pts
- PSIS 6 pts
- RAPS 6 pts
- RASP 6 pts
- RIPS 6 pts
- SALP 6 pts
- SAPS 6 pts
- SIPS 6 pts
- SLAP 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- SPAR 6 pts
- SPAS 6 pts
- AALS 4 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- ALAS 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LARS 4 pts
- LASS 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- LIRI 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RAIS 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- RIAS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SALS 4 pts
- SARI 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
- SIRS 4 pts
- SRIS 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- APP 7 pts
- PAP 7 pts
- PIP 7 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- ASP 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PAS 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- SAP 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SPA 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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